That's kinda what I was thinking around 10k or so. I assume with UA you had to deal with permits and crap. My mom's an architect for my dad so at least I get free plans out of the deal. Trying to get my dad to have his framers build the walls and trusses and he can bring them down on his trailer. A couple nails and some shingles and I'll be good to go.

That's kinda what I was thinking around 10k or so. I assume with UA you had to deal with permits and crap. My mom's an architect for my dad so at least I get free plans out of the deal. Trying to get my dad to have his framers build the walls and trusses and he can bring them down on his trailer. A couple nails and some shingles and I'll be good to go.

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That's half the battle IMO. The actual building it should be easy to do.

The guys that did my trusses built them on site and said it was actually cheaper than assembling them off site and have a crane set them.

It did include the slab and a walk around the garage. I priced some out materials alone (was thinking of doing it myself) and it totalled 6500 in materials.

Alll I need to do know is find 10k....
I'll have to do the permit bs, I live in the city.
thanks for the info

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It took me some time to come up with it..but glad we had it done. The garage (new/nicer etc.) was a big boost for us on a daily level as a family. If you have a pad and structure to work from, you will get off on price cheaper. I had to redo the foundation..everything.

Just raised my fawkin' property taxes..

Sometimes I wonder if I had it right back in my single days. Live in an apartment, no worries, no pets, no kids.

Having built a few houses IMHO you can build it yourself. Once the floor is poured and cured the walls can go up in a day. The roof up in another. A long weekend and it's enclosed. Then you finish at your leisure. Just make sure the wife and kids are somewhere else for that weekend and send yer cell phone with them (in the trunk of their car if need be...)

I'd be happy to lend a hand when you get to doing... I have framing nail guns and a compressor or two.

Having built a few houses IMHO you can build it yourself. Once the floor is poured and cured the walls can go up in a day. The roof up in another. A long weekend and it's enclosed. Then you finish at your leisure. Just make sure the wife and kids are somewhere else for that weekend and send yer cell phone with them (in the trunk of their car if need be...)

I'd be happy to lend a hand when you get to doing... I have framing nail guns and a compressor or two.

Nick

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Chances are I will end up doing it myself. When? I don't know. Hopefully soon, but I'll be ordering my kitchen very soon. Obviously the only thing stopping me is money. I'll let everyone know when I do it.